Vahagn Avedian

Knowledge and Acknowledgement in the Politics of Memory of the Armenian Genocide

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Produktbeschreibung

Is the Armenian Genocide a strictly historical matter? If that is the case, why is it still a topical issue, capable of causing diplomatic rows and heated debates? The short answer would be that the century old Armenian Genocide is much more than a historical question. It emerged as a political dilemma on the international arena at the San Stefano peace conference in 1878 and has remained as such into our days. The disparity between knowledge and acknowledgement, mainly ascribable to Turkey's official denial of the genocide, has only heightened the politicization of the Armenian question. Thus, the memories of the WWI era refuse to be relegated to the pages of history but are rather perceived as a vivid presence. This is the result of the perpetual process of politics of memory. The politics of memory is an intricate and interdisciplinary negotiation, engaging many different actors in the society who have access to a wide range of resources and measures in order to achieve their goals. By following the Armenian question during the past century up to its Centennial Commemoration in 2015, this study aims to explain why and how the politics of memory of the Armenian Genocide has kept it as a topical issue in our days.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9780367584580
• ISBN-10: 0367584581
• Artikelnr.: 63230119

Autorenporträt

Vahagn Avedian is the editor of Armenica.org and Genocide1915.org. The current publication is a modified version of his Ph.D. thesis at the History Department, Lund University.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Vitality of the Armenian Genocide: Why is it Still Topical?
Genocide Studies: A True Interdisciplinary Field and its Challenges
Politics of Memory: An Intricate Perpetual Process
Politics of Memory Explained through its Constituent Parts
Memory and History in the Politics of Memory
Creating National Narrative and Identity
Molding the Memory by Forgetting
The Reciprocal Relation between Democracy and Memory
Education: An Example of Auxiliary Means in Politics of Memory
The Central Role of Law and Justice
Reconciliation: Synthesis of Recognition, Responsibility and Reparation
Existing Research
Outline and Delimitations
The Armenian Question between History and Politics
The Entry of the Armenian Question into the International Arena
Beacons of Hope and Justice: The Sèvres Treaty
From Sèvres to Lausanne: Realpolitik Reigns Supreme
Genocide in International Law: Nuremberg and the UN Convention
The Turkish Genocide Denial during the Interwar Period
The Reawakening: The 50th Commemoration Day on April 24, 1965
The Resonance: The Diaspora as Agent of Remembrance and Recognition
The Rediscovery of the Suppressed Genocide
The Igniting Spark: The Genocide Survivor Gourgen Yanikian
The First UN Genocide Study: The Ruhashyankiko Report, 1979
The Iron Ladle: Armed Terrorism as Political Leverage
The Entry into the Academia
Which Memory to Preserve: The US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Hearing the Neglected Victim: The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, 1984
The UN Genocide Convention Revisited: The Whitaker Report, 1985
The Pinnacle of the Recognition Process: European Parliament, 1987
Memory, History and Justice: Towards Reconciliation
The Karabakh Conflict: The Legacy Turned Catalyst for Independence
Independence and the Genocide as Rule Setter
Armenian-Turkish Relations and the Old Ghost of Genocide
Parliamentary Recognitions: Writing History or Confirming the Research?
Legal Examination: Law and Politics
The Unforgotten Genocide: The Centennial Commemoration, 2015
Knowledge and (Dis)Acknowledgement: A Century of the Politics of Memory of the Armenian Genocide
Bibliography
Index